COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1885

COUNTY NAMED FOR: Its location halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway.

COUNTY SEATS: One - Midland

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as the county. The town was originally known as Midway, but because other towns in Texas were already named Midway, the site was renamed Midland to get the post office established.

COURTHOUSES: Three - 1886, 1905, 1930, and 2010

STANDING: One - An 11-story office building built in the early 1980's that was converted into the new Midland County Courthouse in 2010.  The 1930 building was demolished in 2015.